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overorganize

American

[oh-ver-awr-guh-nahyz] / ˌoʊ vərˈɔr gəˌnaɪz /

especially British, overorganise

verb (used with object)

overorganized, overorganizing

to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.

verb (used without object)

overorganized, overorganizing

to become overorganized.

Other Word Forms

overorganization noun
overorganizer noun

Etymology

Origin of overorganize

First recorded in 1895–1900; over- + organize

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